• Invention

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  • safest way to use Dynamite Kieselguhr (World Book 14)

  • A very powerful explosive made of nitroglycerin an explosive liquid (dictionary)

  • Invented in 1865 by accident (16)
  • dynamite changed the modern warfare.(Yahoo answer
  • A blasting explosive chiefly made of nitroglycerin (dictionary)
  • Helped with mining and building railroads (16)
  • Was a mixture of gun cotton with nitroglycerin (16)
  • Allowed people to blast through rock with ease (16)
  • born: stocklem sweden oct. 21 1833 (yahoo)
  • death: dec.10 1896 (yahoo)
  • a safe explosive to control destruction (auggie's knowledge)
  • Explosive made when nitroglycerine mixes with kieselguhr (Jay's knowledge)
  • Nitroglycerine is a poison (19)
  • Black powder was king during the difficult days of the Rev. war.(19)
  • Dynamite is a greek word for "Power"(19)
  • Nobel's life was full of trobles, but he kept going and he became secessful(19)
  • Kielsuhuhr is a mineral found in Northern Germany(41)Lachie
  • within 26 years 66,500 tons of dynamite was made.(laptop)
  • before making dynamite he tried using paper,wood,paper waste,brick dust and dry clay before making dynamite.
  • The Nobel patent detonator used a strong shock rather than heat combustion to ignite the explosives.

Inventor

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  • Swedish chemist (World Book 14)
  • Worked in father's factory (World Book 14)
  • Alfred Nobel was born Oct. 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden and died Dec. 10 1896 in Italy. He was 63 years old. (Wikipedia)
  • No school tutored by mom(19)
  • He wanted to make a less dangerous nitroglycerine (16)
  • He created the nobel peace prize (16)
  • He was a very lonely person (16)
  • He was born in Stockholm Sweden Oct. 21, 1833
    (16)
  • He lost his brother in an accidental explosion experimenting with nitroglycerin in their families factory. (16)
  • His lifetime was Oct 21,1833-Dec 10,1896 (16)
  • He was an engineer (16)
  • had a big beard (visual appearance)
  • he was infuenced by his dad trying to make a safe explosive (yahoo)
  • In his free time he wrote plays, novels and poetry. (W.B 14)
  • he experimented with explosives (14) (Zach's knowledge)
  • Nitroglycerin is the prime Ingredient to make Dynamite.(19)
  • Alfred Nobel invented it (knowledge of everybody)

  • He was educated in St. Petersburg Russia and he moved in 1842.
  • When his brother died by nitroglycerin it influenced him to make it safer.


Place in History

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  • It was easier for miners to mine knowing that they would not be harmed (Answers.com)
  • It was the safest explosive at the time (16)
  • The trans-continental railroad was being built at the time (16)
  • safer way to blast rocks and clear debris (yahoo)
  • helped countries with their manufacture (16)
  • The point of dynamite is the it is used for construction working and mining (yahoo)
  • later dynamite was used in war and Nobel was blamed.(laptop)
  • factories around world.(W.B 14)
  • "Alice in Wonderland" was being written at the time.(25)
  • The PA railroad would not be invented without Nobel(25)
  • helped the people that worked on the rail road.(25)